Vegetius

English

Etymology

From the Latin Vegetius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vegetius

  1. A male given name — famously held by:
    1. Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus (fl. late 4th C.), Late Latin writer on military matters and veterinary medicine

Translations

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Probably vegetus (“vigorous”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /weˈɡe.ti.us/, [wɛˈɡɛ.ti.ʊs]

Proper noun

Vegetius m (genitive Vegetiī or Vegetī); second declension

  1. A male cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus (fl. late 4th C.), Late Latin writer on military matters and veterinary medicine

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Vegetius
Genitive Vegetiī
Vegetī1
Dative Vegetiō
Accusative Vegetium
Ablative Vegetiō
Vocative Vegetī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants
  • Bulgarian: Вегеций (Vegecij)
  • Catalan: Vegeci
  • Chinese: 维盖提乌斯
  • English: Vegetius
  • Esperanto: Vegecio
  • French: Végèce
  • Georgian: ვეგეციუსი (vegeciusi)
  • Hebrew: וֶגֶטְיוּס‎
  • Italian: Vegezio
  • Japanese: ウェゲティウス (Wegetiusu)
  • Latvian: Vegēcijs
  • Polish: Wegecjusz
  • Portuguese: Vegécio
  • Russian: Веге́ций (Vegécij)
  • Spanish: Vegecio
  • Ukrainian: Вегецій (Vehecij)

References
  • Vĕgĕtĭus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Vĕgĕtĭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,650/2

Further reading
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